Bottled Up: The TSA's Watered Down Promise The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been making headlines with its relaxed security measures, but a new proposal to allow certain travelers to bring full water bottles through airport checkpoints is more than just a minor adjustment.
If implemented, this change would overhaul the long standing 3 1 1 rule, which has governed carry on liquids since 2006.
The tension between security and convenience that defines air travel in the post 9/11 era is at the heart of this story.